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in issue, petitioner resided in Oklahoma and, from July 17, 1970,
to August 1, 1994, was employed by Public Service Company of
Oklahoma (PSC).
In late 1986 or early 1987, petitioner was transferred
within the PSC organization from an administrative position to a
field personnel position. She alleges that shortly thereafter
she began to experience instances of sexual discrimination and
harassment. Petitioner characterizes her work environment as
tainted by inappropriate and unprofessional negative comments, by
offensive and harassing jokes, by disruptive behavior on the part
of male workers and supervisors (throwing plastic cups at
petitioner during a lecture she was attempting to present), and
by greater restrictions on her ability to “call out” additional
workers when needed for a job. We note, however, that because
this testimony was presented only in the form of a written
stipulation as to what petitioner would say if called as a
witness, the Court was deprived of any opportunity to assess
credibility. We therefore summarize petitioner’s averments
without making a determination regarding their veracity but for
purposes of showing her position.
Prior to 1994, petitioner made complaints to PSC’s Equal
Employment Opportunity Consultant and Director of Human Resources
regarding incidents of harassment by her male coworkers. She
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